The upcoming patch for Need for Speed Rivals will include a nice little bonus in the form of the new Ford 2015 Mustang. All players have to do is download the upcoming patch for Need for Speed Rivals and it will be included as a bonus.

Besides being the first chance to virtually drive the new 2015 Mustang before it arrives in dealer showrooms in 2014, Ghost games says that they have worked closely with Ford to create an accurate representation of the new Mustang.

Ford provided engineering data several months to Ghost games before it even showed the Mustang to the rest of the world. So the development of the 2015 Mustang has been going on for some time and it will deliver an exciting virtual driving experience till the real thing arrives.

The patch for Need for Speed Rivals can be downloaded right away and besides the new 2015 Mustang to drive, the patch will feature some unique 2015 Mustang achievements for players to earn and you will be able to sport one of five special liveries on your 2015 Mustang that are included with the patch.

EA developer Ghost Games has confirmed that its upcoming release of Need for Speed: Rivals will be running at 1080p native on both Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4. This will be the first cross next-gen console title that is running in 1080p on both systems.

It is interesting that Ghost Games is using the same Frostbite engine that is being using by DICE in Battlefield 4 which is running at 900p on the PS4 and 720p on the Xbox One and upconverted to for output at 1080p.

The reality is that it takes time to optimize your engine for the new consoles and developers need time to get the best out of the console. As we have said we have little doubt that development will get there and learn how to put each console in the best light possible.

We will have to see how things shake out, but we expect major revisions to the system software on both consoles over the next several months which will add more features and better performance. It is just the nature of things.

Electronic Arts and developer Ghost Games have confirmed that Need for Speed Rivals will be a PlayStation 4 launch title. Originally EA planned a November 19th release both the PlayStation 4 as well as the Xbox One release of the game.

With the release date change, Rivals will be available in time for the North American launch of the PlayStation 4 on November 15th. The Xbox One version is still scheduled for release on November 22nd, just ahead of the North American launch of the Xbox One on November 22nd. The Xbox 360, PC, and PlaySation 3 versions of Rivals are still scheduled for launch on November 19th with no change.

With the early release of the PS4 version of the game, this Frostbite 3 powered title will strengthen the PS4 release day lineup and increase the number of titles that will be available for the PS4 on its North American release.